CVE-2025-6120
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 5.4.3.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 5.4.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function read_meshes in the library assimp/code/AssetLib/MDL/HalfLife/HL1MDLLoader.cpp. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project decided to collect all Fuzzer bugs in a main-issue to address them in the future.
- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 18th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-122
- Affected
- assimp/assimp
- Source
- cna@vuldb.com
EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6220Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6220#issuecomment-2945018579Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20605340/read_meshes_reproduce.tar.gzExploit
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.312589Permissions Required
- https://vuldb.com/?id.312589Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.591235Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.